The ACCU Conference is one of the longest running developer conferences in the world. Established by the ACCU organisation in 1997 it has always been open to the whole community and at the forefront of what's happening in the world of software development.
Originally focused on C and C++, that community has expanded to include other language ecosystems, and you should expect to be exposed to content on C#, D, F#, Go, Javascript, Haskell, Java, Kotlin, Lisp, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift and more. There are always sessions on TDD, BDD, and how to do programming right.
The tagline for the ACCU is "Professionalism in Programming", which captures the whole spectrum of programming languages, tools, techniques and processes involved in advancing our craft.
The ACCU Conference is a conference by programmers for programmers about programming.
News: T-Shirt and Dinner sales closing soon!
Due to lead-times we'll need to close sales for T-Shirts and our signature conference dinner event soon:
T-Shirts
Our design competition ran, and we had ... 1 entry! Fortunately it was a good one, so you're not going to want to miss this year's!
But that's exactly what will happen if you don't get your order in by next Monday (as I write this). That's 17th March. So don't delay - get your order in straight away, if you haven't already.
Conference dinner
Every year we hold a gala dinner event on the penultimate evening of the conference. Previously that has been the Friday, but with our "left shift" of the whole schedule by one day it will be Thursday evening this year.
The dinner is a highlight of the conference for many - a great chance to mix with the speakers, who are our guests of honour - we as well as entertainment and good food.
The venue needs the numbers in good time ahead of the event so they can plan and ensure the food is ordered in. So we'll also have to close dinner tickets on Monday 17th March, too!
At its core the ACCU Conference is about developers who want to share their experience through presentations and interactive workshops with other developers. To reach as many as possible we plan, again, to run a hybrid conference in 2025. All sessions will be onsite at our venue in Bristol. but most will be live-streamed for remote attendees.
Location
The ACCU Conference is, once again, hosted at the Delta Hotels by Bristol Marriott, City Centre in Bristol, UK. Located in the city centre, close to shopping centres, main attractions and key transportation hubs the Bristol Marriott is renowned as one of the largest conference centres in South-West England.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be reserved at a special rate from the conference block on registration, or can be booked directly with the venue hotel or other hotels in the area.
The ACCU conference is run by Shaved Yaks Events in partnership with the ACCU Conference Committee.